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Tom o' Bedlams

Tom o' Bedlams is the plural of Tom o' Bedlam.

Meaning of Tom o' Bedlam

Noun

Tom o' Bedlam (plural Tom o' Bedlams or Toms o' Bedlam)

  1. (historical) A wandering mendicant discharged as incurable from Bethlehem Hospital, England.
  2. (archaic) Any wandering mendicant, either mad or pretending to be so.
  3. (archaic) A madman; a bedlamite.

Questions about Tom o' Bedlams

What is Tom o' Bedlams the plural of?
Tom o' Bedlams is the plural of Tom o' Bedlam.

Words near Tom o' Bedlams in the dictionary

  1. tom kha
  2. tom kha gai
  3. tom kha kai
  4. Tom Mix
  5. Tom o' Bedlam
  6. Tom o' Bedlams
  7. Tom of Bedlam
  8. Tom of Bedlam's man
  9. Tom of Bedlam's men
  10. Tom Sawyer
  11. Tom Sawyered

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